The following is a sample lesson based on PETS, a primary school English textbook series. Class: Primary 3 (mixed ability)

Objective: Pupils are able to use “who” in adjectival clauses to describe a person

Activities

Multiple Intelligence Applied

Remarks

Tuning In : A Game – “Who Is It”

1. Students from groups of four. Each group member has a number: 1, 2, 3, or 4.

2. Teacher writes the name of a pupil in the class on a piece of paper but does not show the paper to the class.

3. The teacher leads the class ia a word splash to generate useful vocabulary for the game.

4. Each group puts their head together to think of a question to ask to help them deduce whose name is written on the paper. (Teacher only answers with a “Yes, it is a student who …” or “No, the person is not a student who …” )

5. Teacher writes answers on the board, so as to model the correct form. Teacher randomly calls a number to ask their group’s question.

6. Groups put their heads together to guess whose name is written on the piece of paper and explain what information led them to their guess.

7. Teacher randomly calls a number. Students with that number give and explain their group’s guess.

Interpersonal(working in their groups)

Verbal/Linguistic(formulating questions and discussing guesses)

Logical/Mathematical(using clues to guess the answer).

To enable more interaction.

The teacher demonstrates pupils how to ask questions using ‘who’, such as: Is this a classmate who is a girl? Is this someone who is tall? Is it a pupil who wears spectacles? Is this a person who is seated near the front of the class?

The teacher encourages pupils to ask for only positive traits and give pupils enough time to discuss so as to generate logical questioning and to check that they are using ‘who’ and using it properly.

Pupils in the other groups have to listen attentively so as not to repeat questions. Each group is given only one chance, so all questions asked matter a lot to them.

Development:

1. The teacher explains the placing of ‘who’ next to the noun it qualifies.

2. Each pupil works alone to draw a teacher or pupil that everyone knows. They do not show their drawings to others.

3. One at a time, each group member stands and takes questions from their groupmates, just as the teacher did in the first activity.

4. The other group members take turns to ask questions.

5. After groupmates guess, students show their drawings to the group and point out

Visual/Spatial (doing the drawing)

Naturalist (observing characteristics)

The teacher visits each group to check on how they are doing in terms of following the procedure and using the grammar point.

The teacher stops the class once or twice to point out particularly good questions or answers.

If some pupils are having difficulty, they can work with a partner to answer questions for their other two group members.

One or two students can come to the front of the room to play the game with the entire class.

Instead of using people, the game can be played with other animals.

Conclusion:

1. Each group member has a half piece of rough paper. They each write their names at the top of their paper.

The teacher stops the class once or twice to point out particularly good sentences that pupils have written. This is done to highlight writing about positive traits, using the grammar point correctly, and being creative.

Options for including other intelligences:

A. Bodily/Kinaesthetic – One student pantomimes an occupation and others make a sentence for that occupation. For example, a student pantomimes someone sweeping the floor, and groupmates say, “A cleaner is a person who sweeps the floor.”

B. Musical/Rhythmic –

i. As students are working in their groups, the teacher plays lively music in the background.

ii. Pairs make up riddles in the form of chants. These riddles describe people and use ‘who’. The other pair in the foursome tries to guess who is being described in the chant.

Learning English (or any language for that matter) is a process. You are continually improving your English and the following "How to" describes a strategy to make sure that you continue to improve effectively.

Difficulty: Average

Time Required: Varies

Here's How:

Remember that learning a language is a gradual process - it does not happen overnight.

Define your learning objectives early: What do you want to learn and why?

Make learning a habit. Try to learn something every day. It is much better to study (or read, or listen to English news, etc.) 10 minutes each day than to study for 2 hours once a week.

Remember to make learning a habit! If you study each day for 10 minutes English will be constantly in your head. If you study once a week, English will not be as present in your mind.

There are many ways to study English, but many students ask which is the most effective. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a single answer that is right for every student. However ... I can certainly give advice I some helpful guidelines as to how to study that should help.

Warming-up to Study English

Just as there are exercises to help you warm up before you play some basketball or other sport, there are exercises which can help you warm up to study English. Here are some simple exercises to help you warm up.

1. Study English I: Activating Your Vocabulary

Activate your vocabulary by thinking or speaking briefly about the subject you are about to work on. For example, if you are going to study English on topics that focuses on vacations, take a moment to think about your last vacation, what you did, what you enjoyed, etc. This simple exercise will help your brain warm-up to vocabulary that you are likely to encounter as you study English about this particular subject.

1. Study English II: Activating Your Grammar

Activate your grammar by thinking about the general grammar area before you begin to study. For example, if you are going to study English grammar focusing on the past, stop to think about what you did last weekend, where you went, etc. to help activate what you already understand about using the past. As with activating vocabulary, you'll help your brain bring up what it knows about the past simple in an easy way before you begin to focus on studying English grammar in detail.

1. Study English III: Singing a Song

Before class begins, or before you sit down to study English sing a song in English to yourself. Make sure to use a song that you understand and know very well. This short and fun exercise will help your brain focus on the English language in a relaxing manner. It's important to be relaxed when you study English! Singing a song also helps activate the creative side of your brain which can help you come up with more examples as your practice conversation or do some creative writing.

1. Study English IV: Typing e a Short Paragraph in English

If you going to study English at your desk, begin by typing a simple paragraph in English. You can type about your day, your hobbies, your friends, etc. Anything will do. Typing helps activate the kinetic part of your brain that helps improve learning through physical activity. I also recommend typing while you study your English grammar. This will help solidify your knowledge with movement.

1. Study English V: A Thousand Words ...

As the saying goes in English: A picture is worth a thousand words. Help activate the creative side of your brain by trying to describe a photo or other image. You can combine use this also to activate your vocabulary by choosing a picture that has something to do with the subject your are going to study in English.

Study English - Tips for Success

Here are some tips for success to help you as you study English.

1. Study English Every Day

It's important to study English every day. However, don't exaggerate! Study for thirty minutes every day instead of two hours once a week. Short, steady practice is much better for learning than long periods on an irregular basis. This habit of studying English every day will help keep English in your brain fresh.

1. Study English Using Different Methods to Learn

Don't just use one way to study English. Use a variety of methods which will help all the parts of your brain (multiple intelligences) help you. For example, if you are learning new vocabulary, create a word map, describe a picture, make a list and study that, type out the words five times. All of these methods together help to reinforce your learning.

1. Study English by Finding some Friends

There is nothing like having a few friends to study English together. You can practice the exercises together, have conversations together (in English!), and, as you study English together, help each other with exercises you may not understand.

1. Study English by Choosing Topics that Interest You

One of the most important things to do is to study English using topics that you like. This will help motivate you because you will also be learning about a topic you find interesting while you study English